About This Manual; This System Can Play The Following Discs - Sony DAV-S500 Operating Instructions Manual

About this Manual

• Instructions in this manual describe the
controls on the remote. You can also use
the controls on the system if they have the
same or similar names as those on the
remote.
• The icons used in this manual are
explained below:
Icon Meaning
Functions
available in
DVD video
mode
Functions
available in
VIDEO
CD mode
• In this manual, the European model is used
for illustration and OSD purposes.
This system Can Play the
Following Discs
Format of discs
DVD VIDEO
Super Audio CD
VIDEO CD
Music CD
The "DVD VIDEO" logo is a trademark.
Icon Meaning
Functions
available in
SACD
(Super
Audio CD)
and Audio
CD mode
More
convenient
z
features
Terms for discs
• Title
The longest sections of a picture or a
music piece on a DVD; a movie, etc., for a
picture piece on a video software; or an
album, etc., for a music piece on an audio
software. Each title is assigned a title
number enabling you to locate the title you
want.
• Chapter
Sections of a picture or a music piece that
are smaller than titles. A title is composed
of several chapters. Each chapter is
assigned a chapter number enabling you to
locate the chapter you want. Depending on
the disc, no chapters may be recorded.
• Track
Sections of a picture or a music piece on a
VIDEO CD, SACD, or CD. Each track is
assigned a track number enabling you to
locate the track you want.
DVD
Title
structure
Chapter
VIDEO CD,
SACD, or
Track
CD
structure
Index
• Index (SACD, CD) / Video Index
(VIDEO CD)
A number that divides a track into sections
to easily locate the point you want on a
VIDEO CD, SACD, or CD. Depending on
the disc, no indexes may be recorded.
• Scene
On a VIDEO CD with PBC functions
(page 34), the menu screens, moving
pictures and still pictures are divided into
sections called "scenes." Each scene is
assigned a scene number enabling you to
locate the scene you want.
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